583 land recipes

Loaded trail mix cookies with M&M's, peanut butter, peanuts, raisins, oats, oat bran, and wheat germ. Chewy, crunchy, and packed with something in every bite.

Homemade refried beans fried in lard or bacon drippings with melted longhorn cheese on top. Three ingredients, 10 minutes, and all the smoky flavor of a real taqueria.

Maryland beaten biscuits, the old Chesapeake tradition: a stiff flour-and-lard dough beaten with a mallet until it blisters, then baked into hard, crisp, cracker-like biscuits. No leavening, just elbow grease.

I have made lots of yeast based naan bread, and finally gave these fry bread a go. It was like a quick version of naan bread, but still had great flavour and texture. I guess when I am in a hurry, this recipe will be my option.

Sourdough doughnuts with buttermilk and nutmeg, deep-fried and rolled in sugar. A tangy, old-fashioned Montana ranch recipe that puts your sourdough starter to work.

Leather britches beans: the classic Appalachian method of stringing and drying green beans, then cooking low and slow with bacon grease. Traditional shuck beans recipe.

Gruibensalat, Austrian crackling salad, pairs warm sliced potatoes with sharp onion and sizzling pork cracklings fried in lard. Rustic German-speaking Alpine farmhouse fare.

Bavarian-style Schweinshaxe with pork hocks braised tender in vegetables, then roasted with beer until the skin crisps. Serve with dumplings or sauerkraut.

Old-fashioned sour milk doughnuts with buttermilk, nutmeg, and ginger, fried in lard until golden. Cake-style heritage doughnuts rolled in sugar.

A large-batch egg omelet folded with cold lard for a rich, old-fashioned filling. This heritage-style recipe scales for crowd cooking and harks back to traditional farmhouse breakfasts.

Skirlie is a traditional Scottish side dish of toasted oatmeal and fried onions cooked in beef drippings or butter. Served alongside neeps and tatties or roast meat. Crisp, savory and ready in 25 minutes.

Homemade Mexican corn tortillas with maize meal, white flour, and lard, kneaded, rested, rolled thin, and dry-fried on a griddle. A versatile flatbread for tacos, enchiladas, or scooping.

Homemade corned beef hash with canned corned beef, diced potatoes, and onions simmered in milk. A hearty, comforting skillet meal with crispy edges and tender potato.

Thick-cut pork chops browned in a skillet, then baked under a blanket of golden onions and rich sage-beef gravy. Creole comfort food that begs for a pile of mashed potatoes.

Frozen lard or shortening cut into flour creates the flakiest, most tender pie crust with a foolproof plastic bag rolling method that makes handling easy.

Authentic frijoles refritos made with cooked beans mashed in lard or bacon drippings and topped with melted longhorn cheese. Three ingredients, 15 minutes, real Mexican flavor.